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In the 1930s, Ayn Rand was asked to adapt her first novel , We the Living , for the theatre. Her first statement against communism, it sold over 3 million copies. This edition contains two unpublished versions of the play (the latter entitled The Unconquered ), and is the first substantial piece of Rand´s fiction to publish in over twenty years.

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Preface Chronology PART I: TWO THEATRICAL ADAPTATIONS BY AYN RAND OF HER NOVEL , WE THE LIVING 1. We the Living (1936/37) 2. The Unconquered (1939/40) PART II: EXCERPTS FROM OTHER VERSIONS 3. Five Miscellaneous Scenes 4. The Transformation of Andrei´s Speech 5. Two Alternate Endings Afterward: Adapting We the Living for the Stage: An Essay; Jeff Britting Appendix 1: Sources Appendix 2: Scene Synopses and Casts of Characters Appendix 3: A Note on George Abbott

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Ayn Rand was an American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism.

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